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Kara Mustapha, Grand Vizier
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John Witt Randall bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall gift to Harvard University 1892. sister of John Witt Randall
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Burzuy Brings Nushirvan the Book of Kalila and Dimna (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
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The Caliph Harun al-Rashid in the Bath (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhzan al-Asrar) by Nizami
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Buzurgmihr Counsels Anushirvan (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
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Title page from "The magnificent pageant on the Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)
Title page from "The magnificent pageant on the Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)
Etching, The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence pour le mariage d...
Plate 15: Rivers and goddesses, with floating islands, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)
Plate 15: Rivers and goddesses, with floating islands, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)
Etching; reverse copy, The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence pou...